hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re at the planetarium to unveil the
we’re at the planetarium to unveil the
we’re at the planetarium to unveil the sky and all of its splendors 2009 marks
sky and all of its splendors 2009 marks
sky and all of its splendors 2009 marks for centuries since Galileo first
for centuries since Galileo first
for centuries since Galileo first observed the night sky with one of the
observed the night sky with one of the
observed the night sky with one of the earliest telescopes in 1609 they were
earliest telescopes in 1609 they were
earliest telescopes in 1609 they were used for observing ships out at sea but
used for observing ships out at sea but
used for observing ships out at sea but Galileo was the first person to point
Galileo was the first person to point
Galileo was the first person to point the telescope at the sky he observed
the telescope at the sky he observed
the telescope at the sky he observed fountains on the moon moons orbiting
fountains on the moon moons orbiting
fountains on the moon moons orbiting Jupiter the phases of Venus and all of
Jupiter the phases of Venus and all of
Jupiter the phases of Venus and all of that convinced Galileo that Copernicus
that convinced Galileo that Copernicus
that convinced Galileo that Copernicus was right the Sun is really at the
was right the Sun is really at the
was right the Sun is really at the center of the solar system and not the
center of the solar system and not the
center of the solar system and not the earth now you describe the telescope as
earth now you describe the telescope as
earth now you describe the telescope as passport to the stars is it still as
passport to the stars is it still as
passport to the stars is it still as important today as it was in Galileo’s
important today as it was in Galileo’s
important today as it was in Galileo’s time nowadays astronomy is really one of
time nowadays astronomy is really one of
time nowadays astronomy is really one of the most important leading sciences
the most important leading sciences
the most important leading sciences we’re building larger and larger
we’re building larger and larger
we’re building larger and larger observatories billions of dollars were
observatories billions of dollars were
observatories billions of dollars were really trying to understand how the
really trying to understand how the
really trying to understand how the universe came into being but along the
universe came into being but along the
universe came into being but along the way we’re discovering other mysteries
way we’re discovering other mysteries
way we’re discovering other mysteries for example eighty percent of the
for example eighty percent of the
for example eighty percent of the universe consists of a brand new kind of
universe consists of a brand new kind of
universe consists of a brand new kind of matter that we can’t see it’s dark
matter that we can’t see it’s dark
matter that we can’t see it’s dark matter the dark matter surrounds our
matter the dark matter surrounds our
matter the dark matter surrounds our galaxy and it really passes through us
galaxy and it really passes through us
galaxy and it really passes through us all the time now Galileo’s observations
all the time now Galileo’s observations
all the time now Galileo’s observations changed our understanding of the sky
changed our understanding of the sky
changed our understanding of the sky have there been any other turning points
have there been any other turning points
have there been any other turning points in the late twenties early thirties
in the late twenties early thirties
in the late twenties early thirties Edwin Hubble discovered that other
Edwin Hubble discovered that other
Edwin Hubble discovered that other galaxies existed and that the universe
galaxies existed and that the universe
galaxies existed and that the universe is expanding that pointed to a cosmic
is expanding that pointed to a cosmic
is expanding that pointed to a cosmic origin the Big Bang in other words the
origin the Big Bang in other words the
origin the Big Bang in other words the universe hasn’t always existed and it
universe hasn’t always existed and it
universe hasn’t always existed and it won’t always exist it had a beginning
won’t always exist it had a beginning
won’t always exist it had a beginning and it’ll have an end Einstein with the
and it’ll have an end Einstein with the
and it’ll have an end Einstein with the special and general theories of
special and general theories of
special and general theories of relativity proved that matter and energy
relativity proved that matter and energy
relativity proved that matter and energy are the same thing and that time and
are the same thing and that time and
are the same thing and that time and space are relative an hour depends on
space are relative an hour depends on
space are relative an hour depends on how quickly you’re moving what do you
how quickly you’re moving what do you
how quickly you’re moving what do you hope to accomplish by the international
hope to accomplish by the international
hope to accomplish by the international year of astronomy what we want to do is
year of astronomy what we want to do is
year of astronomy what we want to do is get everybody to pause and look up and
get everybody to pause and look up and
get everybody to pause and look up and think about their place
think about their place
think about their place the universe we get caught up in our
the universe we get caught up in our
the universe we get caught up in our daily lives we have our jobs and running
daily lives we have our jobs and running
daily lives we have our jobs and running to and fro on what not and that’s one
to and fro on what not and that’s one
to and fro on what not and that’s one reality it’s really a very very small
reality it’s really a very very small
reality it’s really a very very small part of the real underlying reality that
part of the real underlying reality that
part of the real underlying reality that connects us all and when you look up at
connects us all and when you look up at
connects us all and when you look up at a starry sky you can begin to sense that
a starry sky you can begin to sense that
a starry sky you can begin to sense that we’re all part of the universe and we’re
we’re all part of the universe and we’re
we’re all part of the universe and we’re part of something much much larger
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